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🗓️ #OTD in 1943 – Sicily reconnaissance resumes as men from COPP 4 leave Malta in submarine HMS Unruffled (📸 IWM A 14689). They're heading to beaches in Sicily's south-east corner. 🧵 ▶️ #Sicily-SE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">coppsurvey.uk/april-1943/#Si…

A month ago the first COPP teams operating off Sicily suffered heavy losses but already lessons have been learned. The COPP 4 men have spent the past two weeks with Unruffled's crew (📸 IWM A20435), practising 'homing' after the recce and canoe launch/recovery (📸 IWM MH 22715).

U (3rd Group) class submarine HMS/M Varangian (P 61): Launched at Vickers Armstrong Newcastle-on-Tyne, England 04.04.43.

A (Amphion) class submarine HMS/M Astute (P 447): Laid down at Vickers Armstrong Barrow-in-Furness, England 04.04.44.

U (3rd Group) class submarine HMS/M Upstart (P 65) Lt. Paul Charles Chapman, DSC, RN: Commissioned 03.04.43. Built by Vickers Armstrong Barrow-in-Furness, England.

P611 class submarine HMS/M P 615 (P 615) Lt.Cdr. Walter Selby Hall, RN: Commissioned 03.04.42. Built by Vickers Armstrong Barrow-in-Furness, England. Originally building for Turkey as the Oruç Reis class TCG Uluç Ali Reis.

@RNshiplosses @I_W_M The bodies of three members of the submarine’s company were found in the wreck and were given a burial at sea by her former CO Robbie Alexander.

1 Apr 1942 // Submarine HMS Pandora was sunk by Axis bombing at Valletta, Malta, with 27 dead. A number of Pandora's survivors were later lost in submarine HMS Olympus, mined and sunk on 8 May 1942. Pandora's wreck was scuttled in 1958. (Image @I_W_M FL 3464) #RoyalNavy #WW2

Inspired by the Italians, the British WWII Spec Ops Chariot human torpedo was a two-man stealth weapon operated by frogmen. It was responsible for sinking the Italian cruiser Ulpio Traiano in Palermo on Jan 3rd, 1943. The Mark I hit 3.5 knots top speed on battery power with 7-8 hours endurance, and carried a detachable 600-pound Torpex warhead. Crews rode exposed like on horseback, breathing via rebreathers to sneak into harbors from submarines. Despite their high technical risk and many failed missions due to equipment malfunctions or harsh weather, the Chariot is considered the direct ancestor of modern Swimmer Delivery Vehicles (SDVs) used by special forces like the SBS and US Navy SEALs.🫡

@CaptainFalke Tubby Linton’s first proper submarine command after his Perisher ;he had a brief command of L21 just after passing the course.

HM Submarine SNAPPER, ‘S’ class, launched at Chatham 1934, failed to return from patrol January 1941 Biscay, Lost with all hands, LWF…🇬🇧

@hw97karbine Where did you find that clip? I would like to post it elsewhere.

Original color footage of British Royal Navy S-class submarine HMS Solent firing her QF 4-inch Mk XXII deck gun while on patrol in the Pacific circa 1945

A (Amphion) class submarine HMS/M Amphion (P 439) Cdr. Ronald Hugh Dewhurst, DSO, RN: Commissioned 27.03.45. Built by Vickers Armstrong Barrow-in-Furness, England.

@hw97karbine @FennellJW Until 02/12/74 when CO Hoddinot, signals Admiralty: "The reek of cordite has passed from the Royal Navy's submarine service. Last gun action conducted at 13:30 Zulu. Time to first round: 36 seconds. May the art of submarine gunnery rest in peace, but never be forgotten."

In the end the battle will take place well to the south-west of Triumph's patrol area, and it'll then take another two days for Triumph (📸 IWM FL 5477) to get back to Rhodes for Willmott to continue his recce work. 3/3

@RNshiplosses @BeaverWestminst @I_W_M We held a service two years ago on the 80th anniversary on her loss salisburyandavon.co.uk/pictures-poign…

22 Mar 1944 // Submarine HMS Stonehenge was declared overdue at Trincomalee on this date. She left on patrol on 25 February and disappeared with all hands (48 men) in the Malacca Strait, cause of loss unknown. Her wreck has never been found. (Image @I_W_M A 18845) #RoyalNavy #WW2

@RNshiplosses @I_W_M The officer seen is the photograph is probably Lt (E) CFE Chartres submarinefamily.uk/people/chartre…

23 Mar 1943 // Submarine HMS Turbulent was declared overdue on this date. She was lost with all 67 crew in the Tyrrhenian Sea, cause unconfirmed, possibly mined or sunk by Italian warships on 6 March. (Image @I_W_M A 14795, Turbulent outboard of HMS Taku at Malta) #RoyalNavy #WW2

@DarthFreder @SvenReh @AlexLuck9 Do you have any more of the wreck?

🇩🇰North Sea: shiny new T-class #submarine 🇬🇧HMS #Tarpon #N17 (84 x 8 m) was sunk on 14th April 1940 with all 59 crew by German Q-ship Schiff 40 by depth charges after their torpedoes missed. Big hole in front of the con-tower visible in sidescan sonar image. @SvenReh @AlexLuck9